Richa Chilana is Senior Assistant Professor at School of Liberal Studies, UPES, Dehradun, India.
Rashi Bhargava is Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, India.
This book, first of its kind in the Indian context, brings together both a theoretical understanding of various aspects of the humour, aesthetics and politics of stand-up comedy, and case studies of various forms of stand-up comedy in India. This volume is interdisciplinary wherein the contributors raise pertinent issues about the role of stand-up comedy in India in contemporary times.